Monday, May 29, 2006

Celeb sightings

Some celeb names to start the week:

Kingston, the Stefani son.

Shiloh Nouvel, the Brangelina daughter. Would that be in honour of the gun or the dog?

UPDATE
Someone was ruminating the other day on how long it would take before Shiloh Pitt was known as Piloh...

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Punctuation: use it wisely

Contrary to what some apparently believe, punctuation is not a good way to render your child's name yooneek. Excessive hyphenation and intra-word capitalisation make filling out forms really hard, though that will probably be the least of their woes.

Miche'al
NAchelle
DaShawn Moesha
MyLinda
Akee' Atyona
Da'Shanque Sentera Frye
JoElma
De'ante Javoris
Derrick De'Aundre Blackmon
Ni'Ray Alexus Auria
De'Shon Aquirrie Lewayne
DonTrevon LeTarian
Jazmen Jab're
Key'vinana De'ja
La'Duirs O'mar
MikeVia Lavon'shay
PerQuasia C. La'Sawn
(daughter of Permellar)
Bailey-Jay and Sharnie Jayde
Emma-Lee, Charlee and Tayla
Lauren-Alice and Payton-Ali
Sarvada ShaBazz
Shyderria K'ieja Lovelace
Temetrius Tracie'ona
Sha'Vonte L'Shun
Tre'shawn Shamar
Vel'Quazisha Dominque

Friday, May 19, 2006

Role models to be proud of

What do these names say about Mum and Dad's hobbies and heroes?

Achilles
Beckham
Bradtke
Brutis
Chanel Jae
Cobain Anthony Dolphus

Delta Savannah and Aaliyah
Geronimo
Grace Kelly
Guy Sebastian James
Hendrix
Hilda Sarumana
Jesse James
Kahlen
Kipling Neil
Lancelot
Lumiere
Maret
Merlin
Nashua
Porscha

Porschia Layne, Maclaren and Mercedees
Princess Zara
Tarkyn
Tasman
Thatcher
Thor
Tyberius

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Flower arranging

Why is it that parents of one florally-named child often have the urge to have another?

Poppy and Daisy
Flora and Daisy
Holly and Daisy
Honey Reed
Huckleberry

Lily and Jasmine
Orchid Gertrude
Peel
Peony
Summah Rose


And a few celestial beings to round out the list.

Luna
April Sky
Ciel

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Geography lesson

Perhaps these parents picked up an atlas instead of the baby names book?

Atlanta Evangelia-May
Avalon
Dakota Aaron
Elba Arwen
Indianna
and Montana
Indya
Odessa
Reno
Roma
Tasmyn
Zeth Star
(Death Star counts as a place, right?)

Z is for Zakyre

Zahlie Donica
Zakyre Marquese
(son of Zakita)
Zali
Zaylie Annabelle Mozella
Zedric
Zildaly
Zoee Dikka
Zorran
Zoyla


And thus ends our alphabet soup...

Y is for why?

Ayanah
Bayly
Brayleigh
Bryce Bryant
Brylie
Mireya
Myeshia Lafaye
Nevaeh Anayla
Summa'yah
Tyryn-Christopher
Ywain